awards & acolades
Le Sud
- Jean Banchet “Best Neighborhood Restaurant” nominee
- Chicago Tribune “Best New Restaurants”
The Lunatic, The Lover & The Poet
- Food and Wine Magazine “Countries Best New Wine Bars”
Dequay
- Chicago Magazine Best New Restaurants #3
- Chicago Tribune Most Comforting Restaurants
- Jean Banchet Nominated for Best Sommelier
- Michelin Recommended
Found
- New York Times “Where to Eat and Drink in Evanston”
- Food Network “Must Order Salads From Coast to Coast”
- Chicago Magazine “Best New Restaurants” #3
- Chicago Reader “Best of Everything”
- Michelin Bib Gourmand
Café Tu Tu Tango
- Voted “Best Overall Restaurant” in Orlando Sentinel’s 101 Best of 2008
Saiko
- Chicago Magazine-“Best New Restaurant”
Opera
- Chicago Magazine-“Best New Restaurant”
- Esquire Magazine-“Best New Restaurant”
- Conde Naste Magazine-“50 Hot Tables”
Gioco
- Chicago Magazine-“Best New Restaurant”
Redlight
- Chicago Magazine-“Best New Restaurant”
- Esquire Magazine-“Best New Restaurant”
Marche
- Chicago Magazine-”Best New Restaurants”
- Food and Wine Magazine-”Best Late Night Scene”
Havana, Café Cubano
- Esquire Magazine “Best New Restaurant”
- Chicago Magazine-”Best New Restaurants”
Bluepoint Oyster Bar
- Chicago Magazine-”Best New Restaurants”
Bistro 110
- DiRona Award Winner